Chapter 41

The atmosphere in the car was suffocating! Once they returned to the mansion, Isaac headed upstairs and asked casually, "Is she asleep?" Mrs. Watson answered softly, "Mrs. Jefferson hasn't returned yet." Isaac stopped in his tracks and checked his watch. It was already 9 PM, long past her work hours—where could she have gone? There really was not a dull moment with her, and it always got him unnerved! He abruptly turned and stormed out of the mansion angrily! - Meanwhile, Irene had actually been taken elsewhere by the taxi driver when she got off work. It was only when they arrived that she realized Harvey Gooding had paid off the driver—she had been abducted to Harvey's personal residence! There, he had his men tie Irene up and throw her unceremoniously on bed. Sitting on a chair beside the bed while twirling a glass of red wine, he watched admiringly as Irene struggled against her restraints. "Let's see how you're going to run this time." He grinned. Irene glared at him